it is time
May. 16th, 2004 01:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
verbicideI must reread SiP. Yes. Again.
It's funny,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
brabble (whoomfgisgoingtobehereinliketwelvedays!!!!) and I have read this so many times that I can vaguely refer to a half panel and she'll explain why I'm relating to it.
Me: I've been thinking of that my problem panel
Sarah: and you think buddylove
Me: oh shit, totally. that's why I was thinking of it
The art is so evocative that many single panels are starkly pressed into my memory. I can assign a panel to certain feelings--anguish, joy, rage, missssseeeeerrrry (oh speaking of, Dev, we need to call Andre for coffee and/or leg humping).
Watching Katchoo lose her shit reminds me of my temper (um, without the psychotic violence). Watching Francie stubbornly overreact to a perceived slight (though I largely tend to be hard to offend). Or be ridiculously girly about something ("I have khaki!").
And now the lovelydevinluvsrussia is one of us, too. Six weeks to #66. *whine* Looks like the next one is Francie centered again, which will be a nice switch.
It's funny,
brabble (whoomfgisgoingtobehereinliketwelvedays!!!!) and I have read this so many times that I can vaguely refer to a half panel and she'll explain why I'm relating to it. Me: I've been thinking of that my problem panel
Sarah: and you think buddylove
Me: oh shit, totally. that's why I was thinking of it
The art is so evocative that many single panels are starkly pressed into my memory. I can assign a panel to certain feelings--anguish, joy, rage, missssseeeeerrrry (oh speaking of, Dev, we need to call Andre for coffee and/or leg humping).
Watching Katchoo lose her shit reminds me of my temper (um, without the psychotic violence). Watching Francie stubbornly overreact to a perceived slight (though I largely tend to be hard to offend). Or be ridiculously girly about something ("I have khaki!").
And now the lovely
devinluvsrussia is one of us, too. Six weeks to #66. *whine* Looks like the next one is Francie centered again, which will be a nice switch.
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Date: 2004-05-17 05:03 am (UTC)The profiles don't do the characters or the story justice. At ALL. Part of its appeal is the amazing art, part of it is how funny and sad and true the story can be. High maintenance or not, I think you'd really get a kick out of Katchoo. A character that doesn't pull any punches or take any shit.
Hrm. I suppose there can be a lot of melodrama. But my favorite issues have always been the quieter ones. The series has won a lot of awards for its realistic portrayal of human interactions, emotions and fuckups. The characters (when not exaggerated for comic effect) are very believable. Like, you can see a scene and it just hits you so hard, because you've been there, done that, and Terry Moore is dissecting the human heart for you right there on the pages.
Wow, I sound rather melodramatic myself! It's a worthwhile series, but I'll concede it's not for everyone.
If you're into graphic novels, you should check out Preacher (http://www.preachersdivinity.com/). It's one fascinating fuckedup story. Not for the faint of heart.